In recent events, the delegates and I found the existing document, the Articles of Confederation, very problematic. With no executive or judicial branch, the Articles of Confederation is proving to be extraordinarily restrictive. In addition, the Articles of Confederation is preventing us from taxing and regulating interstate as well as foreign commerce. Moreover, we need nine out of thirteen states to enact laws and thirteen out of thirteen votes to make amendments to the Articles. The problems with the Articles and with our ongoing controversies between states force us into many difficult situations and we delegates have come to a mutual agreement. One thing all thirteen of us share in common is our need for change. Slavery, slave trading, …show more content…
Using ideas from two brilliant plans proposed beforehand, the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan, our Constitution had an idea of how we wanted to address slavery, slave trading, taxing on slaves, tyranny, and voting. Our first discussion led to the Great Compromise. The Great Compromise calls for the creation of a national bicameral legislature. The legislature would consist of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives will give each state votes according to population. The other house, the Senate, will give two votes to each of the thirteen states, meaning each state will have an equal vote. By approving the Constitution, we are benefitting. In the Senate, we have an equal vote, so our population will not be taken into account, thus we are not advantageous. On the contrary, in the House of Representatives, we have more votes as we are a larger state population wise, meaning we have a greater say when voting on controversial issues. By accepting the Constitution and signing off, we can greatly benefit as we are a populous